Relationships among Ewe Milk Production and Ewe and Lamb Forage Intake in Suffolk and Targhee Ewes Nursing Single or Twin Lambs

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1247-1253

  Ramsey, W S ^a   Hatfieldt, P G ^b,d   Wallace, J D ^c  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d USDA ARS US Sheep Experiment Station   (United States)

Author keywords

Foraging; Growth; Milk Production; Suffolk; Targhee; Wool

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; CHEMISTRY; DIET; EATING; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LACTATION; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; POACEAE; PUERPERIUM; SHEEP; STANDARD; SUCKLING; TWINS; WOOL;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, SUCKLING; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; DIET; EATING; FEMALE; LACTATION; MILK; POACEAE; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; SHEEP; TWINS; WOOL;

EID: 0032065161     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1998.7651247x     Document Type: Article

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